Milk-bottle receptacle



July 1, 1930.

F. B. WILLIAMS MILK BOTTLE REIICEPTACLE Filed Dec. 21, 1 2a 2SheQts-Sheet 1 n Y 14 3 3 4 Inventor 4 779/1 63! fi I lfi'llziama 5 iAttorney July 1, 1930. v F. B. WILLIAMS v ,7

MILK BOTTLE RECEPTACLE Filed Dec. 21, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Irrll ibrrea'ffl M'llidm- Inventor Patented July 1, 1930 I UNITED TATE I'rormns'r B. WILLIAMS, SHELBY, NORTH CAROLINA v MILK-BOTTLE RECEPTACLE i7 Application filed December 21, 1928. Serial No."327,613.

The present invention relates to improvements 'in milk bottlereceptac1es, and has i reference more particularly to certainimprovements over the structure disclosed in 5 m copending applicationbearing Serial No; 268,880 filed April 10, 1928.

One of the objects of the present inven' tion is to provide a milkbottle receptacle wherein an empty milk bottle deposited in 10F116receptacle cannot be removed byv the milkman unless a full bottle ofmilk is placed" in the receptable, and in a similar manner, the personto whom the milk isdelivered cannot remove the full bottle of milkwithout placing an empty bottlein the receptacle in exchange.

' Another important object of the invention is to' provide a device ofthe above men'- tioned character that will permit empty and full bottlesto be readily and easily inserted and removed from the receptacle, sothat the milk man will not lose any unnecessary time in depositing andcollecting bottles. 8

Still a further object is to provide a milk 2 bottle receptacle of the,above mentioned character that includes an elongated block havingenlarged openings formed vertically therethrough for the reception ofthe mouth portions of the' milk'bottles, suitable locking rods beingarranged within a casing that extends around and above the block 'forcooperation with the openings, said rods being automatically liftedupwardly when a bottle isv inserted in 'eitherxopening, the rodsffurther cooperating with the bead of the .mQuth of the bottle forsuspending the same i V the-lid for the casing'showlng'the enlargedfrornthe receptacle and in such, a manner as to prevent the removal ofthe suspended bottleby force the suspended bottl being 40 capable 0tbeing removed only when another bottle is inserted upwardly through theother opening in the'block whereby to release-the locking rod, the lastmentioned pended position from the receptacle. Another important objectisto provide a milkibottle receptacle ofitheabove mentioned characterthat can be secured on the side .60 of a house or upon any, other:suitable supalso looking in "and i -t bottle being subsequently lockedin a sus port within easy accessto the milk man as 1"" well to thehousewife. t I I Another important object is to provide a milk bottlereceptacle of the above mentioned character that is simple inconstruct1on,"inexp ensive, strong and durable and 1 further.welladapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

Other objects and advantages of themvention will become apparent fromthe following description when taken in conned tion with theaccompanying drawings. v

In the accompanying drawings 'wherein like reference characters indicatecorresponding parts throughout the several VVIQWSI I Figure 1 is a frontelevation of my improved milk bottle receptacle.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof. 8

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken ap .70 proximately on the line '3'8of Figure 1 looking downwardly showing the manner in which a full bottleof milk is secured ina locked suspended position, the locking rod beingshown-v in top plan.

Figure/l is a view similar to Figure 3 showing an empty bottle locked ina suspended position from the receptacle.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken approximately on the line 5-5 ofFigure 3 ,go it looking in the direction of the arrows.

V Figure 6 is a similar section taken approximately on the line 66 ofFigureS the direction of the arrows,

Figure 7 isa detail perspective view of pinfthat projectsdownwardly fromthe top ofthe lid through the opening formed in the block to receivetheneck of an empty vmilk bottle.

designates generally my improved milk'bot- .95 tle receptacle,the'sam'e; comprising asub stantially rectangular I shaped sheet metalcasing 2 that is'open at its bottom, top and rear sides. The end wallsof the casing are formed with depending extensions 3*, the 1o0intermediate portion-f of-r each extension beingcut' out as :at 4 withreference morev I particularly: to? Figure 2; V A shelf 5 1s Useeutedhetweenithe lower end ;of the ex tensionsg "by anyyfappropriatefastening openings 7 to. accommodate fastening screws orthelikeshown,atBewhereby the receptacle gy be naile'dfto the wallof a-house or other: building within? easy reach of the :Q 5 1 nilk. manaswell as the housekeeper, 1 A substantially"rectangular shaped woofdienblock f9rpoffa suitable thiokness is gseoured rearedge Ofiithe,topiofis: formed 7 with [a depending plate likef portion -13 that V provides 1a; closure for the open; rear side ,offthe casingrythe ends l the'plateflike inember extendin beyond thevre'spect fve endslof -thenasrigand the 1 projecting end p'oi'tio'ns of thisjplateareforn ed with o aJing's that register with thel openings; 1- to dieatedinFigures Anenlarged circular pin 1 14; is attac at. its upperend, to the bbttomf(iii-H6; lid

7' '12 aiichthe lowenportion of this 'pin *e tends dow wardl aii'dipentrally'through 1 40 -;th& Opening 1 1 fo1f n1edjinthefblooki) fora'purposefalsoto.begpresently deseribedgj V v f r The" invention furtherjcoinprehends the .7 from; the casing? and to-this end there is providedtheielongated looking rod: 15} that fisformedgatiits ends-with the crankpor 1y disposed] throu 1h eye n embersJl'Y and *p i ct 'upwe yii rOd liseapable'v of v ertioal swinging] movea merit-311d is limited; in i pwardSwinging e peeed e P e" sameais i'riith block QSFFThiemSt 'ifientioi ed'lock o .means,"whi1.fih rearedgesfofzthe extension fies wellthefrespeetive end i walls of the "casing are jclis'posed laterally.infan outward Y direotionftoflprovide attaching j flanges" 6. i Each ofthese-flanges is' formed with suitable pr Vision of an in provedlloeking inean'sifor" s wrmg ebe l siln as pe de ma ne 1 f neje s f ingrod is also adapted for vertical swinging movement, and a pin22 similarto the Furthermore the looking rod 19 is. adapted forlongitudinal'slidable movement, as suggested in Figures 3 and t o the"drawings, and it will be observed upon referring to tlieseparticularfigures that the portions of the locking'rods that join with therespective cranksQQextend.inwardly of the edgeiofthe openingslO and 11so as to be within the 'jpath: of movement of the neck V The: operationof my improved milk bottie receptacle" may be briefly: stated. asvfollows. The. housekeeper inserts, an einpty milk. bottle upwardlythrough theiopening i1 1 soithat the' mQutho'fthe bottle, will passupwardly around the lower end portion of the; pin 14, and the bead ofthe bottle will push'the Locking: rods 15 and 19 upwardly pinsl 8 isprovided for-limiting the upward swinging movement of the looking rod19s williby gravity. move d0wnWardly -sons t0 engage with the bottomportion ,of the bead.

In this manner the empty bottleis looked in.

a suspended position from :the' casing. .n i Themilk nian in delivering"a bottle] of milk A places the; neck portion of the; 1111 "bottleupwardly in the opening 10, and si- ;Inultaneou'sly grasps the einpty'bott le A and during the upward movement of the neck of the full bottleB, the same aotu'at es re thelookingfrods 1'5 and 19 to disengage thesame fron 'the bead ofthe neck of the empty bottle A so thatsaid emptybottle may be readily'and easily reinoved from the opening 1.1. the sametime, I the -loekingj rod- 19 willc ause toslide tothe ight so that oneof "the 3 arms of; j the [crank portion 20 will engage against the eyemember 21 J thatis Then the bottle of milk is loclzed in-a sus}-rpendedfl position from vthe easingfand can' p r f only beremovedwhen'an einpty'bottleis itionsflfi and'these ,oi'anli porti l srfim' 00% Iinserted in opening l1, and thisfiopera} thele'ftiY int -,.tion,wi-llfjresu1t in 1 the disengagement of the locking rods l'5'andl9 frointhebeadthe neek ofthe full bottle, at thej saln e time the looking rod 19'willbe Inovedto The-purposeoi the pin-14; to provide a lnean's whereby aperson cannot stick ;h1s

huidlu'pwardly in the *openingll to actuate tlie=;loekin'g rods 15 and19 when a bottle a p A fiofi'inilkisplaced inthe receptaclelforthef utshorter 00 ng rod-19 purposeofi stealingithe bottle of milk q thereceptacle. Also the provision of a structure of this character willprotect the milk bottles from inclement weather and also will preventanimals from gaining access thereto. The simplicity of my device enablesthe same to be constructed at all times at a very low cost and bepositive and efiicient in carrying out the purposes for which it isdesigned. 7

While I have shown the preferred em bodiment of my invention it is to beunderstood that minor changes may be made therein without departing fromthe spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. In a milk bottle receptacle of the classdescribed, a block formed with a pair of enlarged openings, an enclosurefor the top of the block, locking rods arranged for vertical swingingmovement on the upper face of the block, portionsof said locking rodsbeing disposed across opposite sides of the respective openings, saidlocking rods cooperating to secure the neck of a bottle in one of theopenings, said locking rods being moved to a raisedinoperativeposition'out of engagement with the aforementioned bottlewhen another bottle is inserted in the other locking rod being formed atits endswith crank portions, eye members extending upwardly from theblock to receive said crank portions whereby the 7 locking rods aremounted for vertical swinging movement, portions of the locking rodsextending across the openings within the path of movement of the neck ofthe bottle, said locking rods cooperating to secure the neck of the abottle in a suspended position from the casing, said bottle beingreleased when another bottle is inserted in the other opening in theblock and said locking rods are swung upwardly to an-inoperativeposition, and means for limiting the upward swinging movement of thelocking rods. 7

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature.

FORREST B. WILLIAMS.

opening and engages the locking rod to move wardly from the block toreceive said crank portions whereby the locking rods are mounted forvertical swinging movement,

portions of the locking rods extending across the openings within thepath of movement of the neck of the bottle, said locking rodscooperating to secure the neck of the bottle in a suspended positionfrom the casing,,said bottle being released'when another bottle 'isinserted in the other opening in the block and said locking rods areswung upwardly to an inoperative position. i i

3. In a milk bottle receptacle of the class described, a casing open atits bottom, a block secured in the bottom of the casing and providedwith a pair of enlarged bottle receiving openings, a pair of opposedlooking rods arranged on the upper face of the block on opposite sidesof the opening, each

